Discusses the introductory section of a lengthy report or proposal known as the executive summary, describing how it differs in content and form from abstracts and offering some tips on how to write them

Outlines ways to re-conceptualize academic writing as a more dynamic set of activities and practices, such as considering academic writing as constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing knowledge, connecting, disconnecting and reconnecting concepts, and shaping, mis-shaping and reshaping ideas

Covers the important principles for improving research writing, including a brief description of the successive parts of a typical research paper, in order to help researchers achieve the high standards expected at top international journals and conferences